Erik Anderson

Erik thanks his mother for his love of all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards together since he was in the single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself at GoldDerby, led by Tom O’Neill and then migrated over to Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), headed up by Sasha Stone before breaking off to create AwardsWatch. He is a member of the International Cinephile Society, GALECA (The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics), the International Press Academy and is the founder/owner of AwardsWatch.

On the heels of all of those production stills released yesterday, the first teaser trailer for Disney’s Into the Woods from Rob Marshall has dropped and, curiously, without any singing. Are they holding back or trying to disguise? Either way, it’s a good-looking trailer, visually darker than the stills let on. Take a look at Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, Chris …

FINALLY. After months of nothing and reports of reshoots, script changes and added songs we now have a handful of gorgeous production skills from Into the Woods. Also expect the first teaser trailer to appear before Guardians of the Galaxy, Calvary and Get On Up. The film, starring Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt and Chris Pine opens …

Our Emmy Expert Nicole Latayan examines the Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and Guest Actor in a Drama Series categories and offers his insight and predictions based on the submitted tapes. Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey is a filler here, and her nomination can be credited to some name checking. Aside from the Girls parody …

The on again, off again, on again saga of Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ looks to be moving in the right direction with a brand spanking new first look at the teaser poster. The film has seen a rollercoaster of pre-production this year after the script was leaked. At that point Tarantino canceled the project but a live table read …

The 71st Venice Film Festival has revealed its lineup and in true form defies the likes of Telluride, Toronto and the New York Film Festival by not merely being a showcase for American Oscar contenders but by being a festival of the cinéaste. While Oscar hopeful Birdman is the festival opener you won’t see the likes of Big Eyes, Suite …

We saw the Craigslist teaser of Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler a few days ago but now we have a trailer and poster for the pulse-pounding thriller from Dan Gilroy (Tony’s brother) that is set to debut at TIFF this fall. The film, from Open Road and also starring Rene Russo and Bill Paxton, comes out October 17th. Are we looking …

Our Emmy Experts have watched the submitted tapes for Lead Actress and Supporting Actor (in a Drama Series) and have a few things to say. Will Aaron Paul actually three-peat? Can Julianna Margulies make a comeback or will Robin Wright snatch her first Primetime Emmy win? Both races look to be nail-biters with some clearly defined frontrunners and each with …

2020 Best Picture Predictions

1917 (Universal) December 25
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony/Columbia) November 22
Ford v. Ferrari (20th Century Fox) November 15
Harriet (Focus Features) November 1
The Irishman (Netflix)
Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight) October 18
Just Mercy (Warner Bros.) January 17, 2020
The Laundromat (Netflix)
Little Women (Sony/Columbia) December 25
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (Sony/Columbia) July 26

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